That Doesn’t Seem Right To Me…
Is this for real? If you’ve heard or read something that seems slightly suspicious, or if you just want to be more confident about what you are reading, I have some suggestions to help you verify claims. How To Verify Something From Social Media I don’t have to tell you that there are some questionable and bizarre claims posted to social media. If you find yourself scratching your head, you’ve already taken the most important step: pause for a moment and take a deep breath before you react. A simple thing you can do is an internet search with the basics of the claim, and include “fact check” in your search string. You can also look specifically for news stories – maybe someone has already investigated it. As an example, imagine I was browsing a social media site, and I read that a velociraptor has just tested positive for rabies. I might turn to a search engine and type in “velociraptor rabies fact check” or “velociraptor rabies news.” If this velociraptor fake news were a real soc